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HINGE Filed Nov. 26, 1941 1N VEN TOR.

Patented July 13, 1943 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE HINGE Helgi Helgason, Lcs Angeles, Calif.

Application November 26, 1941, Serial No. 420,482

7 3 Claims. (01. 16-138) The article of this invention is a hinge of the type adapted to swing doors, Windows, and other things which are in relatively fulcrumed relation to a given point or edge, and in which it is desirable at times to brace or support the thing so swung.

Accordingly it is a prime object of the present invention to provide .a hinge possessing such a degree of novelty in its construction as to enable the hinge to function as a brace to support the item swinging upon the hinge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hinge having a multiple number of leaves in pivotal relation one to the other, one of said leaves being adapted to form a brace.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a, hinge having a multiple number of leaves including a brace, certain of said leaves being foldable to enable the thing swinging upon the hinge to be moved through a full range of at least 90 degrees.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge having a multiple number of leaves in pivotal relation one to another, one of said leaves being adapted to form a brace, and others of said leaves being foldable to enable the swingable item to move through a full range of at least 90 degrees.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel articulatable hinge including a brace-like element which is of low cost, easily applied and which is extremely serviceable in use.

Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention may be observed from the accompanying drawing, the specification, and subjoined claims.

In the drawing of which there is one sheet:

Figure 1 is a utility view showing application of the hinge of this invention to a stool having a foldable seat.

Figure 2 is another utility view showing the hinge of this invention in functional relation to a swing type of window.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the hinge showing the same in a. position similar to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side-elevational view of the hinge shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the hinge, the view is that taken from the right of the hinge shown in Figure 4.

In the drawing the reference character !0 indicates the hinge of this invention, and as shown in the drawing the hinge is provided with a leaf l2 which is adapted to be secured to a fixed or stationary element such as the leg M of the stool IE, or the frame ill of the window 29, and a second leaf 22 adapted to be secured by screws'or other conventional fastening means to the seat 24 of the stool I6, or to the stile 26 of the window 20. The leaves I2 and 22 are joined by means of a conventional pintle 2B.

A third leaf 30 is pivotally joined to the leaf 22 by means of a second pintle 32. The adjoining edges of the leaves 22 and 30 being conventionally ofi-set as shown in Figure 3 to permit complete freedom of movement therein.

A fourth leaf 36 is pivotally joined to the leaf 3!] by means of a pintle 3, and the adjoining edges of these leaves are likewise off-set or provided with a tongue and recess configuration to enable the elements to be brought into alignment, this part, and like preceding portions of the hinge construction being of course without novelty.

A fifth leaf 40 is pivotally joined to leaf 36 by means of a pintle 42, and the adjoining edges of these leaves are likewise in tongue and recess relation to each other to enable the pintle to join each of the leaf portions in conventional manner, as has been above referred to.

The preceding structure describes the physical arrangement necessary to carry out the purposes of construction involved in the hinge of this invention.

The utility of the hinge is believed to be selfevident from a study of the dra in w e t will be noted as in Figure 1, that if the leaf I2 is secured to the leg member I4 and the leaf 22 is connected to the seat portion 24, that it is quite obvious that the seat 24 will swing around the pintle or fulcrum 23 in the manner of any hinge, however, upon being moved to the full line position shown in Figure 1, the leaf 30 must of necessity lie parallel with the underside of the seat 24, and the leaf 35 bein hinged at 3 to the leaf 30, and being like-wise hinged to the leaf 4!! at 42, forms a brace out of the leaf 36 which supports the portion or end A of the seat 24 when under compression, as may be the case when a weight is imposed thereon.

When the hinge is used to swing a window as illustrated in Figure 2, the leaf 36 acts to limit further outward movement of the window 26. When in closed position as shown in full lines, such means as a wing-nut 44 may be used to clamp the leaf in immovable position, so that the leaf when thus. applied forms a lock for a closed lowing subjoined claims.

The preceding description is believed to be clearly illustrative of the purposes and construction of the hinge of this invention, wherefore, it is prayed that a patent may be granted for the invention as measured in the terms of the following subjoined claims,

I claim:

1. A hinge comprising a plural number of leaves pivotally joined one to another, one of said leaves being adapted to be secured to a support, another of said leaves being adapted to be secured to a swingable element, whereby said element may be swung with respect to said support, a third leaf, said third leaf forming a brace and having converging sides whereby the same is of greater width at one end than the other, a fourth leaf, said fourth leaf being adapted to anchor one of the ends of said brace-forming leaf to said support, and a fifth leaf, said last mentioned leaf being positioned between the leaf secured to said swingable element and said brace-forming leaf, whereby the swingable leaf may be positioned in a plane substantially parallel with said braceforming leaf when in one of its several assumeable positions.

2. A hinge comprising a plural number of leaves pivotally joined one to another, one of a fourth leaf, said fourth leaf being adapted to anchor one of the ends of said brace-forming leaf to said support, and a fifth leaf, said last mentioned leaf being positioned between the leaf secured to said swingable element and said braceforming leaf, whereby the swingable leaf may be positioned in a plane substantially parallel with said brace-forming leaf when in one of its several assumeable positions, and detachable means to hold said hinge in a non-swingable position.

3. A hinge comprising a plural number of leaves pivotally joined one to the other, one of said leaves being adapted to be secured to a support; another of said leaves being adapted to be secured to a swingable element whereby the said element may be swung with respect to said support; another of said leaves being positioned to form a brace and being pivotally connected at one end to said support to secure the swingable element in a predetermined position of angularity and another leaf joining said swingable leaf and said brace-forming leaf, whereby the pintle joining the brace-forming leaf and said other leaf forms a fulcrum and acts to support said swingable element in an outwardly swung position, whereby the pintle joining said swingable leaf and said other leaf forms a pressure point on said swingable element to secure the same when in closed or folded position by means of a securing device engageable with a movable element of said hinge.

HELGI HELGASON. 

